Liberia, Africa

Harold Brown, the director of welfare for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, told us of an experience he had he was visiting an orphanage in Liberia, Africa.
He tells us that when they arrived there were about 70 homeless children and few adults. A container arrived that had been sent for the orphanage. When his group opened the container, the first thing they did was feed the children suffering from hunger. The next thing they did was cloth them because they were mostly naked. And then he said two boxes came out that were filled with Happy Factory toys.

He expressed his feelings: “I always thought a toy was just a play thing. I’ve been involved in food, clothing & medical supplies all my life.”

As the missionaries passed the toys out to the children, they just held and looked at the little wooden objects because they didn’t know what toys were. They had never had a toy. So, the missionaries got down in the dirt with the toys. In a couple of seconds there were some grins. In a couple of minutes there were 70 happy children.

He told us he was so grateful that he was able to witness the magic of a toy in the hands of a child. With the tears running down his cheeks, Harold Brown realized that Happy Factory had not just sent “play things”, they had sent boxes of happiness.

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At a cost of $.50 cents to make each toy, for just a small donation, you can make a difference in a child's life making it possible for them to receive a hand-crafted wooden toy, made with loving care by our volunteers.

The Happy Factory is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose sole mission is to give the children of the world a small high quality wooden toy, so every child has at least one toy. We are made up of volunteers, have no payroll, and none of the Board of Directors are paid, so 100% of every dollar is used in the production of our toys.